FAMILY EKENSTEEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ekensteen

Coat of arms and family crest of Ekensteen.

Genealogy of family Ekensteen, origin of Ekensteen, provenance of the family name Ekensteen.

History and meaning for Ekensteen.

We know that the family name Ekensteen has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ekensteen:

1) The origin of the family name Ekensteen.

2) The meaning of the family name Ekensteen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ekensteen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ekensteen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Ekensteen:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Ekensteen are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Ekensteen, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Ekensteen, and origin for the family name Ekensteen, nobiliary titles of the family name Ekensteen and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Ekensteen appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Ekensteen appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Ekensteen alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Ekensteen, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Ekensteen, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Ekensteen.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* The family name Ekensteen appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter E index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Ekeney | Go to name Ekerman | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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